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Bulls veteran Otto Porter Jr. sidelined another month with fracture

A visit to a specialist on Monday revealed that Porter is actually dealing with a small fracture rather than a bone bruise in his left foot.

By  Joe Cowley
   
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The Bulls Otto Porter Jr. has a small fracture in his left foot and will be reevaluated in four weeks.

The Bulls Otto Porter Jr. has a small fracture in his left foot and will be reevaluated in four weeks.

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The Bulls will have continue to play without Otto Porter Jr. after the team announced Tuesday that a small fracture was found in his left foot.

Porter, who has played only nine games, originally was diagnosed with a bone bruise, but when it wasn’t healing on the correct timetable, the team sent him to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to see foot and ankle specialist Dr. Bob Anderson.

Because of the fracture, Porter must continue to wear a boot, and then over the next four weeks he will be re-evaluated.

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